As state BJP demands removal of Addl Chief Secy, Education, CM Nitish Kumar tries to douse fire by meeting Governor, withdraws notification seeking applications for VCs
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Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has criticised the state education department s decision to freeze the bank accounts and stop the salary of the in-charge vice-chancellor and pro-VC of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University. The Raj Bhavan has asked the department to withdraw its order, calling it an attack on the university s autonomy. The governor s office also wrote to the banks asking them not to freeze the university s bank accounts until further communication. The Federation of University Teachers Association of Bihar has criticised the department s order. | Latest News India
The move comes days after the government opposed Raj Bhavan's decision to introduce four-year graduation courses in universities, citing lack of infrastructure.